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With the California blackouts of 2001 still a painful memory, Chris Beaudoin wants to generate some of his own electricity. He marveled the other day at how close he is to that goal, gazing at two new ...

A small wind turbine is being developed that’s made for regular homes and can be installed in a small yard or even an apartment balcony. It doesn’t have spinning blades like the turbines you see in ...

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